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Planes were used in the world wars, then we have 9/11. This is the post 9/11 era where air travel sucks so much.

Similarly:

Drones are now being used in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Eventually, there will be a "9/11" with multiple coordinated drone attacks and then the way drones are treated will be forever changed. Civillian ownership of drones will likely be heavily restricted or entirely banned.

History rhymes.

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[–] LodeMike 29 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (20 children)

I think you're overestimating how easy explosive material is to get.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I think you're underestimating how easy it is to make.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

No, I think you're underestimating how hard it is to make small explosives.

If you can point out where in history a small explosive that could be delivered via drone has been used by the public that would be fantastic.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Isn't that the whole point of those past? That it hasn't yet, but plastic based explosives are easy enough to make at a quantity that could kill several people and could be delivered with a drone to do so. This would be a new form of terrorism (new in the sense that it is available to the public and not just state actors) that would be similar to 9/11 if perpetrated at scale.

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